Another Christmas has come and gone because as Brooklyn reminded us on Thursday, âlast Christmas was yesterday.â But now that Christmas 2013 is in the books it seems like a time of reflection is in order. Do you remember a movie from 2006 titled Children of Men? Itâs set in 2027 where women have somehow [...]
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One of the greatest sources of conflict for any of us is unmet expectations. So many of the low moments in my life are when people didn't behave the way I thought they should or hoped they would. At the same time there are an equal amount (if not more) of moments where others are [...]
The ice started to come down here in Dallas/Fort Worth last Thursday afternoon and it didnât stop until 24 hours later. Icemageddon was upon us and except for about an hour Sunday afternoon we were barricaded in our home from Thursday night to Tuesday morning. We have six kids. Cabin fever doesnât begin to describe [...]
One of the biggest struggles I've had as a parent is a pretty common one. And that is requiring better behavior from my children than I require from other adults or even myself. One of the ways I usually justify the higher standard for my kids is that I am teaching them and training them [...]
Thanksgiving 2013 has come and gone without serious incident at our house. That statement is enough reason to rejoice because there is always the potential that something could go wrong every year. I won't get into it here but let's just say experience has made me wise. Fortunately this year nothing went wrong. We had [...]
I am really looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday. Itâs one of my favorite holidays. I love the way it smells, the weather is usually perfect and thereâs football to watch. Maybe Iâve idealized the whole thing, but the thought of a day where the whole nation pauses to remember what we're thankful for [...]
The Bible says the children are a blessing from the Lord. Thatâs a big, scary statement and as their parents we have the responsibility to raise them well. Letâs look at parenting from 10,000 feet. There are essentially two very broad but different approaches to parenting: Do as I say Do as I do In [...]
I know people mean well, but good intentions are not necessarily an indicator of right actions. We've been asked some questions over the years that either leave us smiling or scratching our heads. These questions could be considered misguided or uninformed, perhaps the thoughts of people who donât know any better, but when strangers ask [...]
I have a coworker who just took a short trip out of town with her husband. He is the outdoorsy type. He loves exploring and finding adventure and she is more of the stay at the cabin and read a book type. This, as you might imagine, is a source of conflict between them whenever [...]